instructors
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Team Lead Instructor Professor Shawn Chitwood - 5th Degree Black Belt - Relson Gracie Check out Shawn's bio here. https://www.teamchitwood.com/shawn-chitwood-page.html |
North Lead Instructor
Professor Luke Wittasek - 3rd Degree Black Belt
Instructor - Team Chitwood
Luke Wittasek's jiu-jitsu instruction is characterized by his extensive personal training under the certified
Gracie black belt instructors of Team Chitwood and his focus on practical self-defense applications for a diverse student base, from children to adults.
Instructional Background and Philosophy
carry on our instruction in Hinckley, Ohio.
Established in 1994
Opened in Strongsville 2018
Current Location Hinckley 2022
Professor Luke Wittasek - 3rd Degree Black Belt
Instructor - Team Chitwood
Luke Wittasek's jiu-jitsu instruction is characterized by his extensive personal training under the certified
Gracie black belt instructors of Team Chitwood and his focus on practical self-defense applications for a diverse student base, from children to adults.
Instructional Background and Philosophy
- Lineage: Wittasek is a certified Black Belt Instructor under the Team Chitwood association, a certified Gracie school. He has trained for over 17 years with the "Chitwood Brothers" (Shawn, Neil, and Craig), known for their impressive variety of martial arts and self-defense expertise.
- Expertise: He is noted for having an extensive working knowledge of jiu-jitsu, honed through more private lessons with the founders than anyone else, demonstrating his deep commitment and technical proficiency.
- Focus: The instruction emphasizes practical, real-life self-defense skills that rely on technique and leverage over brute strength, making it effective for individuals of all fitness levels. This focus is particularly relevant given his career as a detective.
- Atmosphere: The training environment is described as a welcoming and inclusive community where students can build confidence, discipline, and physical fitness while sharpening their mental focus and problem-solving skills, often referred to as "human chess".
carry on our instruction in Hinckley, Ohio.
Established in 1994
Opened in Strongsville 2018
Current Location Hinckley 2022
From Team Chitwood North Brazilian Jiu-jitsu:
"Team Chitwood is a certified Gracie school, providing world-class instruction through our academies and specialized training programs.
Brothers Shawn Chitwood, Neil Chitwood, and Craig Chitwood are all champion black belt instructors
who bring an impressive variety of martial arts and self defense expertise and depth of knowledge to the mats.
'Team Chitwood North' Head Instructor, Luke Wittasek, is a certified Black Belt Instructor.
If you live in 'Northeast Ohio' please visit our academy to see our kids, teens and adult jiu-jitsu classes in action.
Find out how we can help you gain confidence, build discipline, enhance fitness, and train for competition –
all while having fun learning the best self-defense martial art Gracie Brazilian Jiu-jitsu."
"Team Chitwood is a certified Gracie school, providing world-class instruction through our academies and specialized training programs.
Brothers Shawn Chitwood, Neil Chitwood, and Craig Chitwood are all champion black belt instructors
who bring an impressive variety of martial arts and self defense expertise and depth of knowledge to the mats.
'Team Chitwood North' Head Instructor, Luke Wittasek, is a certified Black Belt Instructor.
If you live in 'Northeast Ohio' please visit our academy to see our kids, teens and adult jiu-jitsu classes in action.
Find out how we can help you gain confidence, build discipline, enhance fitness, and train for competition –
all while having fun learning the best self-defense martial art Gracie Brazilian Jiu-jitsu."
